**Dennis Murphy**
Dennis Murphy draws his inspiration for his storm drain from predators. His design originally started out as a shark, but then he switched it to be a throwaway bottle that resembles a shark.
“It’s an anamorphic drawing,” Murphy says.
Anamorphic drawing is a special form of drawing that relies on perspective to trick the eye in seeing a drawing differently than it is actually is.
Murphy got involved with Storm Drain Art due to his love of painting and in the hopes that, when people see his storm drain, they will be discouraged from throwing things down the drain like cigarette butts, grass clippings, oil and dog poop.
Murphy, who has been an artist for 30 years, works as an Illustrator for MU Extension.
**Jane Mudd**
“Think simple” is the tactic behind Jane Mudd’s storm drain design. She wanted something simple that would appeal to Columbia’s younger crowd.
“This drain called out to me as a big face wanting to be seen,” Mudd says in an email. “I saw the round drain lid on top as one of the eyes and the steel grate as the teeth.”
Mudd uses “THINK” in her design to make viewers stop and think about what they are putting down the drain and whether it is clean water or trash. Her design is a “clam man” because clams and other shellfish signify healthy streams.
Mudd, who has been an artist all of her life, thought storm drain art was a great idea and wanted to be a part of it. She teaches art at William Woods University and has a studio at Orr Street Studios in The District.
**Lisa Bartlett**
Lisa Bartlett and her helpers can hardly get any painting done on her storm drain because so many people stop to ask what they are doing. Her design will be on the corner of Ninth and Elm streets, a heavily trafficked spot on the edge of campus.
“I like to do a lot of blues painting,” Bartlett says.
Her design draws from this musical inspiration by featuring a guitar player with blues lyrics around him. She said she hopes people will get the message: “Pollution will give you the blues.”
Bartlett, who is the owner of ARTlandish Gallery, received her degree in art from Columbia College.
_Check out more of the storm drain projects [here](http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2012/9/3/trash-treasure/) and [here](http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2012/8/31/storm-drain-art-showcase-rootsn-blues-festival/)_.
